Sarah has just received her drivers' license and is now ready to drive to school. Although she's never driven to her school before, Sarah knows the way. The fact that Sarah can drive herself to school suggests that __________ has occurred.
A) latent learning
B) classical conditioning
C) operant conditioning
D) classical and operant conditioning

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Sarah's ability to drive herself to school suggests that latent learning has occurred. Latent learning refers to the acquisition of knowledge or skills that are not immediately expressed in an overt response or behavior. In this case, Sarah had learned the route to school through observation and previous experiences, even though she had not driven it herself before.

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